Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-10
BORROWING TROUBLE.
How Many Housekeepers Make Them
selves Unhappy and DisagreeabIe.


How Many Housekeepers Make Them
selves Unhappy and DisagreeabIe.
Very nearly all people, to some ex
tent, borrow trouble, and more partic-
ularly is this true of the majority of
housekeepers There is so much of
anxiety and worriment in the care of a
large family that person does not
wonder at the mother of such family
tor borrowing q little trouble, now and
then, though the smallest amount of
this article borrowed the better for
both mother and family. If the trouble
borrowers were confined to this class
of people we could find some excuse
for them, but this is not the case.
Mothers of large families are seldom of
this kind, to any extent; they generally
have so much to do that they scarcely
have any time for trouble borrowing,
which is very fortunate for them To
be sure they all have more or less
anxiety and trouble in their families,
and they meet it bravely when it
comes, but they will not look for it as
during some part of their lives they,
themselves, were inclined to borrow
this same kind Of ware. but, as the
cares of the family increased, they
very easily came to the conclusion that
the peace of mind of themselves and
families depended on their casting all
such fancies away, and only recognize
ing trouble when they met it face to
face.
Women who have had q great deal
of trouble in their lives can hardly be
blamed for looking forward and ex-
pecting it at any time or place, yet
even they are not the chronic trouble
borrowers. They may look forward
to, and expect it, but they do 50
silently and resignedly, and willingly
accept whatever may be in store for
them without murmur against it or
comment on it.
The real troubled is wom-
an who has had very little trouble dur
ing her life, and very seldom has a per-
son such as this had any heavy affection
whatever. She is in a continual dread
of something happening, and if any
accident does occur, she usually claims
the honor of having prophesied it; in
fact, at such a time she is always an
Il told you SO" kind of person. If the
children are little late in returning
from school she is positive something
is the matter with them. A neighbOr
reminds her that her children, who at
tend the same school, are also late.
Such communication does not relieve
her in the least, for it doesn't matter
whose children are late, she Is positive
hers never would be unless something
had happened. The children come
home all right, and that blows
over, only to be repeated
when they are out of her sight
again. The baby does not learn to
talk fast enough, and she is certain he
is never going to speak, for all the
other children began to speak long be-
fore they were his age. In few
months baby uses his tongue, and after
ward astonishes her by learning faster
and speaking palmer than any of the
other children have done at his age.
If there is any illness in the family, no
matter of how slight a nature, no
physician can convince her that it is
not dangerous malady, and she wor-
ries and frets until the person is well,
when she transfers her Worriment to
something else. She forsees any
amount of trouble, but seldom has any.
1t does seem as though this very thing
ought to convince her as to the use
lessness Of borrowing trouble; but no
it has grown to be a part of her nature,
and very often only the presence of
real trouble will destroy it. Boston
Budget.